The Michigan Hawking Club helps to aid programs such as the DNR's Peregrine Project, a conservation effort that has reintroduced wild peregrine falcons into the downtown Detroit area. Yearly, club members volunteer their time and resources to watch over the nesting areas, protecting the falcons and their offspring from injury, and helping to assure the return of these fabulous raptors to the Detroit area.
The Michigan Hawking club also participates in many public education programs to enhance the knowledge of the art of falconry and birds of prey. Some of these projects include a yearly booth at the Outdoor-Rama in the Novi Expo center, the Michigan State Fair, Hawk Fest, and Woods-N-Water weekend in Lapeer. At these events we display different falconry birds and introduce the community to the sport of falconry.
The club has also helped to fund a video produced by NAFA, to educate the public on unprotected power-lines and the dangers and devastating effect they have on the population of wild raptors and to encourage gradual and consistent modifications of power installations.
The MHC has recently offered funds to Dr Redig , of the West Nile Taskforce, in order to further study the disease and help in the prevention and treatment to delay the further spread of this virus that has devasted wild raptor populations.
Many individual members of the club also help in conservation programs outside of the club. Some of these programs include raptor rehabilitation, banding, and breeding projects.
